Carey Ransom

Carey Ransom is the Managing Director of BankTech Ventures, a strategic investment and market intelligence firm focused on transformative solutions to make community banks better. He and his team work with over 100 banks and 25 companies aligned to the future of banking. He's a serial tech entrepreneur and investor who also founded Operate to invest in data-centric software companies. Prior roles include CPO at Experian, CEO of RealPractice, and CMO at Happy Money. His career also spans product, marketing, and business development leadership roles. Carey is active in SoCal's startup scene and with a number of schools and conferences. He also hosts the Operate Podcast to highlight founders, funders and industry luminaries. His belief in purpose, culture, and teamwork stems from growing up in his family’s 100 year-old retail business.